Rubber vehicle-tire.



Patented Nov. I9, 190i.

R. B. PRICE.

RUBBER VEHICLE TIRE.

(Application filed Apr. 11, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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RAYMOND B. PRICE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RUBBER VEHICLE-TIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 686,905, dated November19, 1901.

Application filed April 11,1901. Serial No. 55,337. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND B. PRICE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illi nois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rubber- Vehicle-Tires;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a novel construction of a rubber vehicle-tire,the object being to provide a simple and efficient device of thischaracter; and it consists in the features of construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is atransverse section of a tire constructed in accordance with myinvention. Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are transverse sections showingmodified forms of construe tion.

This invention consists, essentially, in providing in a tire lateralstiffening devices which can be readily intermolded therein and whichmay simultaneously serve as a means for securing the tire within the rimin connection with longitudinal retaining wires or bands:

I am aware that the use of lateral wires in the base of a tire is notnew, nor is the use of retaining=bands to bear upon lateral stiffeningdevices new.

My invention relates particularly to the use of a large number ofpractically parallel straight lateral wires which are bound together bya very few longitudinal wires so interwoven with or otherwise secured tosaid lateral wires as to serve to keep the latter spaced apart, butperforming preferably no other function, thereby enabling said lateralwires to be definitely located within the tire 1 and making said tire aslight as possible con= sistent with efiicient lateral stifiening.

In said drawings, A indicates the rim, and B the tire, which is providedin its base portion with intermolded practically straight parallellateral wires 0 at regular intervals, which said wires are securely heldin relative position by means of one or more strands of longitudinalwires 1), secured to said lateral wires in any suitable manner, the saidlongitudinal strands being spaced farther apart than said lateral wiresand serving only to retain said lateral wires in relative position. Saidlongitudinal strands are located inwardly from the ends of said lateralwires, so as to leave said ends free. The latter are bent downwardly atintervals, so as to rest upon the bottom of the mold, therebydetermining the position of said lateral and longitudinal wires in thetire. Means, such as longitudinal openings E in the body of the tire orlongitudinal recesses F in the sides of the tire, or both, may beprovided to receive retaining wires or bands, which bear directly uponsaid lateral wires, thereby securing the tire within the rim. The wiresor bands hearing directly upon the lateral wires are positivelyprevented from cutting down through the base of the tire and may beprevented from cutting laterally by bending said lateral wires to formrecesses G, in which the retainingbands or wires lie. By means of sorela tively securing the lateral" wires together the entire structuremay be made very much llighter than heretofore and its efficiencygreatly increased, owing to the fact that the lateral wires cannot getout of place and each individual wire performs its function, therebypermitting the use of very much lighter material.

I claim as my invention-*- 4 1. In a vehicle-tire, the combination withthe rim or channel, and a rubber tire provided with intermolded lateralwires in its base portion, said lateral wires being firmly secured inrelative position by means of one or more longitudinal strands securedto each of said lateral wires between its ends, of longitudinalretaining wires or bands adapted to bear directly upon said lateralwires, substantially as described.

2. In a vehicle-tire, the combination with the rim or channel, and arubber tire provided with intermolded lateral wires in its base portion,said lateral wires being firmly secured in relative position by means ofone or more longitudinal strands secured to each of said lateral wiresbetween its ends, the ends of said lateral wires being bent downwardlyat intervals, of longitudinal retaining wires or hands adapted to beardirectly upon said lateral wires.

3. In a vehicle-tire, the combination with the rim or channel, and arubber tire provided with inter-molded lateral wires in its baseportion, said lateral wires being firmly secured in relative position bymeans of one or more longitudinal strands secured to each of saidlateral wires between its ends, said lateral wires being bent downwardlyat intervals, said lateral wires being bent to form depressions therein,of longitudinal retaining wires :0 or bands adapted to bear directlyupon said lateral wires and to lie in said depressions.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RAYMOND 13. PRICE.

Witnesses:

RUDOLPH WM. Low, 7 E. F. WILSON.

